YELLOW SUBMARINE (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1966 Album REVOLVER) Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' 1st Verse Q=120(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E |----------|---------------|---------------|-1----(1)-------| |----------|---------------|-----------1---|----------------| |----------|-4----(4)--2---|---------------|-----------2----| |----------|---------------|-2----(2)------|----------------| H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-1----(1)------| |---------------|---------------|-----------1---|---------------| |-4----(4)------|-4----(4)--2---|---------------|-----------2---| |-----------2---|---------------|-2----(2)------|---------------| 2nd & 4th Verses $ H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E |---------------||---------------|---------------|-1----(1)------| |---------------||---------------|-----------1---|---------------| |-4----(4)------||-4----(4)--2---|---------------|-----------2---| |-----------2---||---------------|-2----(2)------|---------------| H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-1----(1)------| |---------------|---------------|-----------1---|---------------| |-4----(4)------|-4----(4)--2---|---------------|-----------2---| |-----------2---|---------------|-2----(2)------|---------------| Chorus |3| H Q E E. S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------||o-----------------|-------------6---|-------------6---| |-4------2-1----||o-----1---4-------|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------| |-------------4-||--2-----------6---|-----4-----------|-----4-----------| E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------| |-4-------4-----------|-4-------4-------| |-----4-------6-4-----|-----4-------4---| |-------------------6-|-----------------| To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E S E S S E S |-----------------|------------------------| |-------------6---|------------------------| |-4-------4-------|-4-------4---2-1--------| |-----4-----------|-----6-------------4----| 3rd Verse 1. Q. S S Q q H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E |----------------||---------------|---------------|-1----(1)-------| |----------------||---------------|-----------1---|----------------| |----------------||-4----(4)--2---|---------------|-----------2----| |-2------2-2--2--||---------------|-2----(2)------|----------------| H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-4----(4)------|-4----(4)--2---|---------------|-----------4---| |-----------2---|---------------|-2----(2)--2---|-2----(2)------| 2. H E. S E. S Q E. S Q Q |-----------------||---------------|| |----------------o||---------4--4--|| |-4----4---------o||----1--4-------|| |---------7-6--4--||-2-------------|| Interlude w/Sound Effects H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E |---------------|---------------|-1----(1)-------| |---------------|-----------1---|----------------| |-4----(4)--2---|---------------|-----------2----| |---------------|-2----(2)------|----------------| |-3--| H +Q E E H +Q E E H +Q E E H +E E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|-1----(1)-1-3-4---| |---------------|---------------|-----------1---|------------------| |-4----(4)------|-4----(4)--2---|---------------|------------------| |-----------2---|---------------|-2----(2)------|------------------| D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E Q E E E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------||----------------||--------------| |----------------||----------4--4--||o-------------| |-4---2---1------||-----1--4-------||o----1--4--6--| |-------------2--||-2--------------||--2-----------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S E. S 4x |-------------|-------------|------------------|| |----------6--|----------6--|-4-----4---------o|| |-4-----4-----|-4-----4-----|----4-----6-4----o|| |----4--------|----4--------|---------------6--|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths